Although number theorists have sometimes shunned and even disparaged computation in the past, today's applications of number theory to cryptography and computer security demand vast arithmetical computations. These demands have shifted the focus of studies in number theory and have changed attitudes toward computation itself.
| ISBN: | 9780821844397 |
| Publication date: | 30th March 2008 |
| Author: | Harold M Edwards |
| Publisher: | American Mathematical Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 210 pages |
| Series: | Student Mathematical Library |
| Genres: |
Number theory |